1989 British Formula 3000 Championship Rd.2

Layout of the Thruxton Circuit Grand Prix Circuit (1968–present)

The 2nd round of the inaugural British Formula 3000 Championship, saw the series arrive in Hampshire, for a race at the Thruxton Circuit, on 27 March.[1]

Report

Entry

A total of 10 F3000 cars were entered for this, the second round of the 1989 British F3000 Championship. Come raceday only nine would start the race.[2]

Qualifying

Andrew Gilbert-Scott took pole position for Eddie Jordan Racing team in their Cosworth-engined Reynard 88D.[2]

Race

The race was held over 40 laps of the fast Thruxton circuit. Gary Brabham took the winner spoils for the Bromley Motorsport team, driving their Reynard-Cosworth 88D. The Aussie won in a time of 44:01.83mins., averaging a speed of 128.434 mph. Second place went to Roland Ratzenberger in Spirit Motorsport’s Reynard-Cosworth 88D, who was just 1.90ecs behind. Poleman and winner of the first-ever British F3000 race, Andrew Gilbert-Scott completed the podium for the Eddie Jordan Racing in his Cosworth engined Reynard 88D, albeit one lap down.[2]

Classification

Race

Class winners in bold

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out
1st 5 Australia Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D 44:01.83
2nd 16 Austria Roland Ratzenberger Spirit Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D 44:03.73
3rd 3 United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard-Cosworth 88D 40
4th 12 Spain Antonio Albacete Madgwick Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D 39
5th 9 Portugal Pedro Chaves CoBRa Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D 38
6th 4 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Tony Trimmer March-Cosworth 88B 38
NC 8 United Kingdom Richard Peacock Source Racing Lola-Cosworth T88/50 35 Running, not classified
NC 6 United Kingdom Roger Orgee R.O./Omegaland Reynard-Cosworth 88D 28 Running, not classified
DNF 2 Brazil Marco Greco Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard-Cosworth 88D 2 Suspension
DNS 7 Netherlands Cor Euser Chamberlain Reynard-Cosworth 88D Accident in practice

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References

  1. ^ "1989 British F3000 Championship | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "British F3000 1989". oocities.org. 10 November 1996. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "British Formula 3000 Championship". theracingline.net. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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